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April 18-24, 2024

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Free this week: Maine Goes Triple Green for Seaweed Week, Earth Day + 420, plus the Mineral, Gem + Jewelry Show ($5), Playwrights Festival Semi Finals, Yankees Haggling Over Antiques, 17th Century Cooking, Sunflowerizing Biddeford, Fishing Flea Market, and Harry Potter Magic Show.

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Thursday, April 18

Create a Marble Maze, 10 am-12 pm, Library, Biddeford

Age 50+ Trip to Willows Flea Market, ($5), 10 am-3:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Westbrook

Third Thursdays at Portland Museum of Art, 10 am-8 pm, Portland

Aging Well Job + Community Resource Fair, 11 am-1 pm, St. Anthony, Westbrook

Tuff Shed Open House, 11 am-2 pm, Warren Ave, Portland

Gulf of Maine's Changing Seas, (hybrid), 12-1 pm, Laudholm, Wells

Pondicherry Park Walk, 12-1 pm, Bridgton

Noonday Concert- Dr. John Ross, 12:15-1 pm, Library, Portland

A Gardener Tours the Baltic States, 12:30 pm, Hillcrest Rec Ctr, Scarborough

Theater: Clyde's, 2 pm, Portland Stage, Portland

Kicking it Old School- Kids vs Parents Kickball, 2-3:30 pm, Pleasant St, Springvale

Kids: Middle/High Sch. Open Gym, 2:30-4 pm, Muni Ctr, Gorham

La Rondine Opera Lecture, 3 pm, Academy, Fryeburg

Cancer Prevention Talk, 4-5 pm, Library, Old Orchard

Medicare Workshop, 4-5 pm, KeyBank, Saco

Myths and Mysteries of Bird Migration, 4-5 pm, Library, Scarborough

Simply Social at F45 Training, 5-6:30 pm, Stephen Dr, Brunswick

Definitive Beer Tasting, 5-7 pm, Double Barrel, Freeport

Harry Potter Trivia & Magic Show, 5-8 pm, Smitty's, Sanford

Weekly Community Supper, 5:30-6:30 pm, St. Anne, Windham

Bingo Night, (<$3), 6-7 pm, Town Hall, Buxton

LGBTQIA+ Intro to Mindfulness, 6-7:15 pm

Game Warden Career Info Session, 6-8 pm, Game Farm Rd, Gray

Magic Standard Showdown Gaming, ($5), 6-10 pm, Weekend Anime, Westbrook

Creatives Gathering Open Mic, 6:30-9 pm, Mechanics Hall, Portland

Yoga in the Gallery, 7-8 pm, USM, Gorham

Raised Bed Gardening, <$25D, 7-8:30 pm

Captain Ronnie Simpson Meet & Greet, 7-9 pm, Shipyard Brew, Portland

Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Beyond Borders Percussion Ensemble, (hybrid), 7:30-8:30 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Osher Jazz Ensemble Concert, ($5 students, seniors), 7:30-9:30 pm, USM, Gorham

THEM Burlesque Presents VaVa Varietease, 8-11 pm, Cavern at Free St, Portland

Thursday's Cheap Night Life

 

Friday, April 19

Kids: Read for Sea Dogs + Aquaboggan Tix

Earth Day Celebration Clean Up + Free Tshirts, 9 am-1 pm, Saco

Reading the Forested Landscape, 9 am-1 pm, Peabody Woods, Bridgton

Sgt. Christopher Gelineau Memorial Ruck, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, USM, Portland

Learning About Tech Devices, 10 pm, Library, Bath

Free Family Music with Maine Vets, 10-10:45 am, Veterans Home, Scarborough

Piggy Bank Beauty Contest, 10 am-12 pm, Mill St Arts, Biddeford

Tuff Shed Open House, 11 am-2 pm, Warren Ave, Portland

Atlantic Sea Farms Seaweed Tasting, 11 am-3 pm, Ongii, Portland

Afternoon at the Opera, 1-3 pm, Library, Freeport

Kids: Wild Animal Party, 1-3 pm, Library, Windham

State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 1-8 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta

One Man Show- Blueberries, Broadway + Brian, 2 pm, OceanView, Falmouth

Kids: Youth Theater Class, 2-3 pm, Library, Biddeford

Recycling Craft, 2-3 pm, Library, Yarmouth

Vermouth and Amari Tasting, 3-5 pm, Now You're Cooking, Bath

Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland

Seed & Soil Pop Up, 3-7 pm, SeaWeed Co, South Portland

Free Fridays at Portland Museum of Art, 4-8 pm, Portland

Seaweed Week Launch Party, 4-9 pm, Oxbow Blending, Portland

Death Cafe, 4:15 pm, Comm Ctr, Bridgton

Artist Open House, 4:30-6:30 pm, Westbrook on Tap, Westbrook

Gallery Night & Artist Meet Greet, 5-7 pm, Elements, Biddeford

Opening Art Reception- ConStruct, 5-7 pm, Mtnghse Arts, Freeport

Board Game Night for All Ages, 5-8 pm, Library, Scarborough

Theater: Jonah's Druthers, 6 pm, 560 Park Ave, Auburn

Big Shirt Improv Show, ($5), 7-8 pm, Media Ctr, Portland

Magid Ensemble- ‘Shterna & The Lost Voice’, (call for $D), 7-8:30 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland

Drag Race Finale Viewing Party, 7-10 pm, Equality Comm Ctr, Portland

Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Live Music/Art/Vintage Event, 8 pm-1 am, Rathskeller, Portland

Music: Electus, ($5), 9 pm, Rathskeller, Portland

Dubwise & Beyond- 8BallPosse at Free Street, 9:30 pm- 1 am, Portland

Friday's Cheap Night Life

Saturday, April 20

Earth Day Community Cleanup Week, (til 4/28), Cape Elizabeth

Free Admission to New England's National Parks + Museums

Farmers Market Opening Day, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland

17th Century Foodways with Maine's First Ship, 9 am-12 pm, Commercial St, Bath

Earth Day Parks Clean Up, 9 am-12 pm, Biddeford

Recycle Day Bottle & Can Fundraiser, 9 am-12 pm, 40 Stanley St, Auburn

Spring Cleanup at Scarborough Marsh, 9 am-12 pm, Pine Point Rd, Scarborough

A2U2 Community Yard Sale, 9 am-1 pm, Allen Ave, Portland

High Spirits & Good Buds, 9 am-1 am, Henry's Public House, Portland

Maine Needham Company Open House, 9 am-1 pm, Industrial Prk Rd, Saco

Project Graduation Craft Fair, 9 am-3 pm, High Sch, South Portland

Spring Tack Sale, 9 am-4 pm, Deschene Ave, Lisbon

Haggler's Weekend at the Antique Barn, 9 am-5 pm, Rt 26, Gray

State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 9 am-7 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta

Land Trust Volunteer Day, 9:30-10:30 am, Falmouth

Away: 57th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, 10 am, Bangor

Earth Day Community Clean-up, 10 am, Crystal Lake Park, Harrison

Pineland Reserve Land Walk, 10 am, Gray

Music: The Meddiebempsters, Acapella, 10-11 am, Comm Ctr, N. Yarmouth

Bike Rodeo, 10 am-12 pm, Library, South Portland

Healthy Kids Day Event, 10 am-12 pm, YMCA, Bath

Rethinking Local Landscapes Guided Hike, 10 am-12 pm, York

Earth Day Celebration, 10 am-1 pm, Payson Park, Portland

Away: Sears Island Cleanup & Hike, 10 am-1 pm, Searsport

Green Me Up Earth Day Festival, 10 am-2 pm, LL Bean, Freeport

Mind Body Spirit Festival, ($5), 10 am-4 pm, Comm Ctr, Fairfield

Annual Mineral, Gem & Jewelry Show, ($4-5), 10 am-5 pm, Thompson's Pt, Portland

Meditation, 10:30 am, Library, Naples

'The Milky Way' Poem Reading + Discussion, 11 am, Library, Old Orchard

Contribute to 'Shell Us About It' Exhibit, 11 am, Lisbon St, Lewiston

Lewiston Tragedy Art Installation Day, 11 am-12 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston

Misfits Wildlife Rehab Meet & Greet, 11 am-2 pm, 3 Market St, Portland

Seaweed Food, Films, Art, Science + Marketplace, 11 am-4 pm, Comm. St, Portland

Away: It's 420 Somewhere Party, 11 am-5 pm, Rt 2, East Wilton

Kind Acres Farm 420, 11 am-7 pm, Barra Rd, Biddeford

East Coast Pond Skimming Championship, 12 pm, Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley

Small Batch 420 Special, 12 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston

Wicked Illustrations Open Studio, 12-4 pm, Canal St, Lewiston

Mentation Day + Live Reggae, 12-5 pm, Bissell Brothers Brewing, Portland

Open Swim, ($3), 12:30-2 pm, High Sch, Cumberland

Movie: Bad Guys, 1 pm, Library, Gray

Maine Character Energy, 1-2 pm, Library, Cumberland

Stand-Out For Palestine, 1-2:30 pm, Longfellow Sq, Portland

Bicycle Rodeo, 1-3 pm, Weeks Rd, Gorham

Seaweed Fest- Sea Kraut Sampling, 1-3 pm, Harbor Fish Mkt, Portland

Speedway Opening Day Races, ($5), 2 pm, Wiscasset

2024 Coastal Cleanup (+ Free Oysters), 2-4 pm, Brunswick

Craft Supply Swap, 2-4 pm, Library, Kennebunk

420 Smoke Out with Live Music, 3 pm, Portland Zoo, Portland

Bowdoin Baseball vs Colby, 3 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Kids: Parachute Play, 3-3:30 pm, Library, Auburn

Reverse Cribbage Tournament- Worst Score Wins, 3-6 pm, CBU, Auburn

Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland

Bread & Puppet's 'The Hope Principle Show', (call for $D), 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland

Free Community Dinner, (p.2), 4:30-6 pm, Rt. 35, Lyman

Soil Health Workshop, 5-6 pm, Community Garden, Biddeford

Pizza + Wicked Good Trivia, 5-7 pm, Flight Deck, Brunswick

Silent Auction + Party, 5-8 pm, Aperto Fine Art, Bridgton

Music: Annelyse & Michael, 6-9 pm, Legion, Naples

Music: Ben Kilcollins, 6:30-9:30 pm, Sonder & Dram, Lewiston

Open Mic Night, 6:30-10 pm, Hallowell Rd, Pownal

Music: The Totally Rad, 7 pm, Side by Each, Auburn

420 Bash with The Midnight Riders, 7:20 pm, Thirsty Pig, Portland

Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

4/20 Rock Show, 8 pm, Sliders, Lewiston

Saturday's Cheap Night Life

 

Sunday, April 21

Earth Week Geocaching Sites, South Portland

Garden Cleanup + Sunflower Planting, 9 am-12 pm, City Sq Park, Biddeford

Microchip + Rabies Vaccine Clinic, 9 am-12 pm, Post Rd, Wells

Intro to Turkey Hunting, 9 am-3 pm, Perkins Ridge Rd, Auburn

Rod & Gun Club Fishing Flea Market, 9 am-3 pm, Rocky Point Dr, W. Gardiner

Earth Day Gathering, 9 am-4 pm, Elevate Cafe, Old Orchard

State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 9 am-4 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta

Haggler's Weekend at the Antique Barn, 9 am-5 pm, Rt 26, Gray

Baseball Game- Panthers vs Sturgeons, 10 am, Varnum Field, Bath

Kennedy Park Cleanup with the Libertarians, 10 am, Park St, Lewiston

India Street Cleanup, 10 am-12 pm, Cloudport, Portland

Vernal Pool Explorations, 10 am-12 pm, Smith Bridge Prsve, Norway

Earth Week Plogging (jogging + litter pickup), 10 am-1 pm, Redbank Ctr, South Portland

Annual Mineral, Gem & Jewelry Show, ($4-5), 10 am-4 pm, Thompson's Pt, Portland

Friendly Rokkaku Kitefly, 11 am, Bug Light Park, South Portland

Mother's Memorial Bake Sale, 12 pm, 715 College St, Lewiston

Deering Spring Neighborhood Clean Up, 12-2 pm, Pat's Market, Portland

Women's Rugby Polar Bear 7 Tournament, 12-3 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Naturalist Guided Walk at Town Landing, 1-2:15 pm, Falmouth

Meet + Greet Adoptable Dogs, 1-4 pm, PetSmart, Brunswick

Theater: Scratch, A New Musical, 2 & 7:30 pm, USM, Gorham

Meet the Stars of 'Corona Kitchen', 2-3:30 pm, Library, Kennebunkport

Connection Beauty Walk for Earth Day, ($D), 2-4 pm, Woodward Pt, Brunswick

Knitting Across Ireland, 2-4 pm, Irish Heritage Ctr, Portland

Music: Koussevitzky Connections, ($20D), 3 pm, Meetinghse Arts, Freeport

Movie: Onward, 3-5 pm, Nomad, Brunswick

Solar Playback Presents- Earth Stories, ($D), 4:30-6:30 pm, 302 Stevens Ave, Portland

Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 5 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Look Up! Lyrid Meteor Shower, 8 pm

Sunday's Cheap Night Life

 

Monday, April 22

Map Trek Outside the Library, Freeport

Earth Day Clean-up, 8 am-1 pm, Washington St, Sanford

Senior Guided Walk - Timber Point Trail, (free if meet at loc.), 9:30 am, Wells

Senior Timber Island Walk with Naturalist, 9:30 am-1 pm, Biddeford

Short Story Discussion Group, 10-11 am, Library, Falmouth

Earth Day Hike Up Bald Pate Mountain, 11:30 am-1 pm, Bridgton

Bingo + Potluck Lunch, 1-2:30 pm, Town Hall, Windham

Container Gardening Workshop, 3:30-4:30 pm, Library, Auburn

Kids: Minecraft Mondays, 3:30-4:30 pm, Library, Bath

Aububon Meeting + Great Blue Heron Tracking Talk, 5:30-8 pm, Library, Brunswick

Climate Solutions Workshop, 6-8 pm

Monday's Cheap Night Life

 

Tuesday, April 23

Remote Work Essentials for Professionals, 8 am-12 pm, CMCC, Auburn

Soul-Full Human Resources Overview, 9-10 am

Slow Flow Yoga, ($D), 9:30-10:30 am, Mtnghse Arts, Freeport

Free Admission to Brick Store Museum, 10 am-5 pm, Kennebunk

Earth Week Crafts, 11 am-1 pm, Comm Ctr, South Portland

Nature Hike & Ice Cream- Spear Estuary, ($3; age 50+), 12:30-4 pm, Yarmouth

Age Friendly Social, 1:30-2:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Freeport

Apprenticeships & The Building Trades, 2:30-4 pm

Great Decisions Discussion Group, 3-4:30 pm, Library, Falmouth

Men & Women Tennis vs Endicott, 3:30 pm, Bates, Lewiston

Casamigos Tequila Tasting, 4-6 pm, Bow St Bev, Portland

Ride Revival Bike Care Clinic, 4-6 pm, LL Bean, Freeport

Bookies & Cookies Tween/Teen Club, 4:30-5:15 pm, Library, Saco

Happy Hour Networking at Maine MILL, 4:30-6:30 pm, Canal St, Lewiston

Gaptracks- Wildlife + Human Use of Eastern Trail, 7-8 pm, Rt 1, Scarborough

Double Bass Studio Recital, 7:30-8:30 pm, USM, Gorham

Tuesday's Cheap Night Life

 

Wednesday, April 24

Farmers Market, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland

Remote Work for Supervisors + Business Leaders, 8 am-12 pm, CMCC, Auburn

Look and Learn Campus Tour, 9-10 am, Thorton Acad., Saco

Vernal Pools Spring 2024 Field Season, 9:30 am

Let's Dance Denmark, 10 am-12 pm, Beach, Denmark

Nature Hike Trip to Riverfront Preserve, ($3; age 50+), 1-4 pm, Auburn

Get Out! Nature Walk, 2 pm, Riverfront Preserve, Yarmouth

Trailblazer Roadmap Statewide Roadshow, 2-3:30 pm, Holiday Inn, Portland

Kids: Youth Climate Action Workshop, 3-4 pm, 49 Spring St, Auburn

Give Feedback at Community Center Open House, 3-7 pm, Wentworth, Scarborough

Wildlife Photography, 4 pm, Library, Raymond

Professional Women Rock Awards, 4-6:30 pm, 9 Center St, Portland

Does AI Make Human Creativity Obsolete, 5-6 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick

Machines 101 at the Fitness Center, 5-6 pm, Brunswick

April Chamber After Hours, 5-7 pm, Union + Co, Bath

Music: Kevin McNair, 5-7 pm, Brickyard Hollow, Yarmouth

Fun After 5 Youth Networking with Uplift LA, 5:30-8 pm, Gridiron, Lewiston

Book Talk with David Florig, 6 pm, Library, Old Orchard

Tea Party Extravaganza, 6 pm, 22 Free St, Portland

Solar 101 with Revision Energy, 6-7 pm, Sacopee Adult Ed, Cornish

Lecture on Historical Stenciling, 7 pm

Maine Playwrights Festival Semi Finalist Readings, ($D), 7 pm, Forest Ave, Portland

Improv Comedy Incubator, ($5D), 7-9 pm, Woodfords Club, Portland

Merrill Film Society- In the Heat of the Night, 7-9 pm, Library, Yarmouth

THEM Burlesque Bingo, 7-9 pm, Amigos, Portland

Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland

Wednesday's Cheap Night Life

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